Notes to a Younger Me
Dear Seventeen
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dear seventeen,
you will fail the maths exam
and nothing will happen.
i mean it. nothing.
the sun will come up over Gulberg
and Ammi will still make you parathas
and you will learn that most endings
are only middles wearing a mask.
How did it leave you?Your reaction helps Hira Batool know what landed.
on small joys:the first mango of the season.a clean notebook.the sound of rain on a tin roofwhen you are dry and warm underneath it.write these down. you will need the list.
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